Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-02-03
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IL lhefe II anything that despiSe, it's
disturbing a gentleman at his meals. said
Kent, giving the fire a spiteful kick, as he
tucked the bread under his lame arm. took his
mus ct in his other hand and started of in
the rear of the regiments accompanied by the
purblind Abe
Rachels heart sank, as she saw them move
oil, but il rose again when the firing died
down as suddenly as it had famed up.
Soon DR. Denslow took the wagon off to o
cabin on a high bank OF Stone river, which
he was using rs a hospitai
She called some question 10 him, Is he
turned away to direct tie preparation Of tie
flour into food for his patients, when SOME
one cried out from the interior Of the cabin:
"Raehel nond Is that you' Come in
heah, honey
She entered, and found Aunt Debby lying
on The rude bed of the former Inhabitants OF
tie cabin.
40, my love-my darling-my honey, is this
your said the elderly woman, with streaming
eyes, reaching out her thin arms to take
Rachel to her Heart. Il never expected ter
see ye ag'in But God is good.
"Almt Dolby, is 1t possibiei Are you hurt
dearf1
NO, not hurt, Child only killed" che
answered with sweet radiance ON her face.
KILLED: II is not possible"
ayes, honey, it is possible. 1t IS true. The
gates open for me at last.
@How did it happenfi
II got through Breciiniidges lines ali right
an reached the river, but thar was a picket
thar, hid behind a tree, and ez he heered my
hoss's feet splash in the ford, he shot me
through the back, An didn't get through
in time" she added, with the first shade Of
melancholy that had yet appeared in her face.
did you?'
mo, was too late, too.
AN Jim mustve been, too IIcv ye seed
him anywharm
No. said Rachel, unable to restrain her
tears.
snow, honey, don't cry fur NEEDN'T"
said Aunt Debby, pulling. the voting face
down to where she could kiss it. Hits jest
ez | want hit Only let me know tibet Bragg
is wliipt an die happy
/ AL day Thursday tho two bruised armies
lay and confronted each other, as two bull
dogs, which have torn and mangled one an-
other, will stop for few minutes to lick their
hurts and glare their hatred, while they re-
gain their breath te carry ON the fight.
Friday morning it was the SAME, but there
was a showing Of teeth and a rising fierce
ilcoS a. tiio Gay grew 0ttS4f WHICH was NtiJ
portentous,
While standing at the door Of the cabin
Rachel had seen Harry Glen march down the
bank at the head of The regiment, and cross
the ford 20 the heights IN front Of Blecken
ridge She picked up Reid slass that lay on
a shelf near, and followed the movements of
the force the regiment had joined
"N hat d We see, hoaeyf' called but Aunt
Debby. She was becoming very fearful that
she would die before the victory was won
Our people" answered Rachel, seem to be
concentrating in front OF Breckenridge
There must b. a division over there. Brock
enridge sees IT, and his cannon are firing at
our men. lie is bringing men upat the double
quick She stopped, Ter h spasln OF fear in
regard to Harry clicked heT.
Go on, honey. What are they doing
now?'
"Our men have formed a long line, reaching
from the river up to the woods They begin
to march forward. Breckenridge opens more
guns. They cut lanes through them Now
the infantry begins firing. A cloud Of smoke
settles down and hides both sides. | can see
no more. o my God, our men are running
The whole line comes back out of the smoke,
with men dropping at every step. II Harry
life"
Aunt Debby gIoancd. @Look again,
honey she said after moments pause
"Its worse than ever. breckenridge men
are swarming out Of their works. There
seems to be a myriad of them They cover
the whole hillside until l cannot see the
ground. They yell like demons and drive
our men down into the river. They follow
them to the waters edge and shoot them
down in the stream. All, there goes bat
terry ON the gallop TO t!lo hill in front Of US
It. has opened On the JOnfedprates, and its
shells dig great hnies ia the black masses hut
the Coniedelates still come on. There gees
another battery on the gal.op. 1t has opened
There is another. Still another They are
galloping over here from every direction"
"Giory' shouted Aunt De5by.
"There's a fringe of trees near the waters
edge, whose tops reach nearly to the top of
the hill. The cannon shots tear the branches
Oft and dash down great ranks Of Confeder-
ates with then.n
"The arth rocks as VIXEN lie lays his finger
upon hit, said Aunt Debby.
The ground was trembling under the ex-
plosion of the fifty-eirht pieces of artillery
which Rosecrans hastily massed at o'clock
Friday afternoon for The relief of his over
powered left. whats them that go boo
woo-woo,' like great big dogs barkin'f"
Those are John Mendenhalrs big Napo
leons,' said wounded artillery officer Go
on, miss What nowsn
The COnfederates have stopped coming on.
They are apparently firing back. The shells
and the limbs OF the trees still break their
lines and tear them 10 pieces, Now our men
dash across the river again, and begin q
musketly fire that InJps them down They
start to run, and OR lnon charge after them.
cheering as they run Cur men have taken
their cannon away from them The Con
fedcrates are running for life 10 got inside
their works. The Hillside is dotted with those
who have fallen, and there are rows of them
lying near the water. Now every thing IS
quoting down again.
GLORY ter God! for he has at lost given
the enemy inter our hands. Come and kiss
me, honey, an say gool-by."
From the threats Of $1,000 excited spec
tators of the destruction of breckenridge
division rose cheers of tripmph that echoed
to the clouds
"What sweet music that sin said Asnt
Debby, half unclosing her eyes. "Tod bless
We honey. Good by
The gentle eyes closed forSvef
Late i'm the evening DR.. Denslows stretcher
corps brought in Harry Glen, who had fallen
in the last charge with q flesh wound in the
leg Until he awolc the next morning TO
find her sitting by his bedside, Harry thought
that he had been dreaming all the time that
Rachel Bond had come 10 him, dressed IN
quaint country carb and locsed, with gentle,
painless fingers the stiff, blood encrusted
bandage about his head and replaced it with
something that soothed and eased his feyered
temples
Il have very good news for you, she said
later in tho day. aKent Edwards says that
you are promoted to captain, by special on
ders, for conspicuous gallantry on the battle
field of Stone River.